Acute Retinal Necrosis Caused by the Zoster Vaccine Virus.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29020238.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/cix683 and PMC identifier 5849943.
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Abstract
We report acute retinal necrosis caused by the vaccine Oka strain following immunization of a 78-year-old woman with live zoster vaccine. Whole genome sequencing confirmed the ocular vOka strain to be derived from the vaccine and excluded the presence of new mutations or recombination with wild-type Varicella zoster virus.
Medical subject headings
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine
- Herpesvirus 3, Human
- Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute
- Vaccination